2/2 The final day of South-South Ocean Accounting Exchange focused on connecting #OceanAccounts with national commitments for #climate, #biodiversity and #SustainableOceanDevelopment.

📽️ Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Showcasing #OceanAccounts - Highlights from Day 2 of Sth-Sth Ocean Accounting Exchange!

👏 Event hosts: #IPBUniversity #MMAF Indonesia #RekamNusantaraFoundation @oceanaccounts.bsky.social

South-South Ocean Accounting Exchange | Bogor, Indonesia (31 March - 1 April 2026) - YouTube Ocean accounting is transforming how nations understand, manage, and protect their marine resources. This playlist captures all three days of the South-South...

🔴 JOIN LIVE - South-South #OceanAccounting Exchange in Indonesia & online

This week, early-career professionals, experts & government from Global South gather for hands-on learning, peer exchange, and collaborative problem-solving

📽️ JOIN LIVESTREAM: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#OceanAccounts

3/3 #Maldives project supported publication of reports for:

📐Methods: protocols to develop #OceanAccounts

🤝 Decision-making: Ocean Accounts to inform #MSP, climate adaptation, biodiversity & sustainable finance.

oceanaccounts.org/publications...

2/3 What did #OceanAccounts reveal?

1/2 🇲🇻Maldives published 1st complete #NaturalCapitalAccounts for Laamu Atoll!

Compiled #OceanAccounts for #coral, #seagrass & #mangroves at Laamu's 12 inhabited islands—tracking extent, health, and economic contributions from 2017-2024.

🔗 Learn more: oceanaccounts.org/publications...

Webinar: Cuentas Oceánicas en América Latina y el Caribe: Avances, Experiencias y Oportunidades | Global Ocean Accounts Partnership Para América Latina y el Caribe —una región donde los medios de vida, la biodiversidad y la actividad económica están estrechamente vinculados al océano—, estas cuentas ofrecen una herramienta poderos...

🌎 Contabilidad oceánica en América Latina y el Caribe: avances, experiencias y oportunidades. ¡Únase al próximo seminario web!

✔️ Introducirán las #OceanAccounts y su importancia
✔️ Experiencias reales
✔️ Vías prácticas para participar en #GOAP LAC CoP
🔗 oceanaccounts.org/events/cuent...

Governance Accounts Explained | Global Ocean Accounts Partnership Governance accounts provide a structured record of the rules, institutions and management arrangements that govern ocean spaces and are compatible with the Ocean Accounts framework.

2/2 🌊 Ocean governance is often fragmented but #GovernanceAccounts can change that. A pilot study in Indonesia 🇮🇩 shows what becomes visible when you start looking 🔍

#OceanAccounts Fellow, Hadi Yoga Dewanto explains: 🔗 oceanaccounts.org/insights/gov...

1/2 ⚖️ #GovernanceAccounts provide rules, institutions and management arrangements that govern ocean spaces.

🎥 For #InternationalWomensDay, #OceanAccounts Fellow Yvonne Waweru introduces governance accounts for #SustainableOceanDevelopment: youtu.be/iN_Ph4ASvNc?...

Ocean accounting in the Maldives | Global Ocean Accounts Partnership Information on ocean accounting projects the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP) is supporting in the Maldives

2/2 🤿 What did the #OceanAccounts for Laamu Atoll, Maldives reveal?

#Seagrass and #mangroves
🌿Sequester 3,485 Mt CO2/yr
💰Are worth MVR 10.66 million in avoided climate damages
❤️‍🩹 Provide key benefits to coastal communities

🔗 Learn more oceanaccounts.org/publications...

1/2 🌿Celebrating #WorldSeagrassDay! How can #OceanAccounts support #seagrass management and conservation?

👏The Maldives has completed the first #NaturalCapitalAccounts for #seagrass at Laamu Atoll, spanning 2017-2024!

@unsw-csdr.bsky.social @unep.org

🎥 youtu.be/rNTLwqzc4kQ?...

The Solomon Islands make history: first Ocean Accounts for maritime transport in the Pacific | Global Ocean Accounts Partnership In February 2026, the Solomon Islands Maritime Authority hosted two workshops on Ocean Accounting for Maritime Transport Workshop in Honiara — a milestone for evidence-based maritime governance in the...

3/3 Learn more about the Pacific's first #OceanAccounts for maritime transport
oceanaccounts.org/insights/sol...

2/3 Developing #OceanAccounts for maritime transport transforms fragmented maritime data 🔀 auditable, decision-ready evidence.

#SolomonIslands 🥇 now regional pioneer, with a methodology that is replicable across the #Pacific

1/3 Solomon Islands developes 1st #OceanAccounts for maritime transport in the Pacific incl.
🚢 National shipping asset account
👷 Maritime labour account

Led by Solomon Islands Maritime Authority (#SIMA) @oceanaccounts.bsky.social @unsw-csdr.bsky.social #SPC

🔗 oceanaccounts.org/insights/sol...

1/2 Celebrating release of #StatisticsCanada Census of Environment - comprehensive compilation + analysis of #Canada’s ecosystems!

Using #OceanAccounts to measure #EcosystemServices like tourism helps countries understand economic value of healthy ecosystems & make informed decisions

2/2 Belize is piloting, testing & developing #OceanAccounts to
🔹Build national capacity with Ocean Accounts Fellows
🔹Develop Ambergris Caye reef extent and condition accounts
🔹Produce National Ocean Economy & Tourism Satellite Accounts

🔗 www.oceanaccounts.org/insights/bel...

1/2 🏝️🇧🇿Belize is building the data foundation for its #OceanAccounts

Belize’s barrier reef = largest in northern hemisphere & >40% of people depend on ocean ecosystems for livelihoods. Management requires robust env, social & econmic data.

🔗 www.oceanaccounts.org/insights/bel...

🌿 #WorldWetlandsDay2026 - spotlighting Fiji's #OceanAccounts developed by #UniSouthPacific & @oceanaccounts.bsky.social! Fiji's mangroves contribute to economy & communities:
👥 Supporting 3500 jobs
💰 Contributing USD $20–30m annually in #EcosystemBenefits

🔗 www.oceanaccounts.org/publications...

🔄 New treaty, new finance mechanisms – #BBNJAgreement enters into force! Effective implementation requires financing backed by robust data.

#OceanAccounts provide a framework to compile essential data to support MPAs, enable funders to track impact + more.

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NEW RESEARCH maps how socio-cultural values are conceptualised and measured in #marine and #coastal research.

➡️For #OceanAccounts, this research provides critical evidence base for including the social domain alongside the economic + environment.

🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Webinar. Measuring First, Targeting Second – Building Usable Ocean Economy Accounts Dr Phil James Director The Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP) Secretariat Environmental economist specialising in fisheries and ocean economics, social data and accounting for blue economic deve...

2/2 Join the upcoming #OceanAccounts webinar to learn more!

Measuring First, Targeting Second – Building Usable Ocean Economy Accounts
📅 10 December 2025, 14:30-15:30 GMT
📍 Online via Zoom

🔗 www.oceanaccounts.org/webinar-meas...

2/2 🪸 10 Dec | @belmontforum.bsky.social Webinar. Environmental Domain of Ocean Accounts
Second session of #BelmontForum's training series on #OceanAccounts will focus on #EcosystemAccounts to measure extent, condition, services & value of marine ecosystems 🪸🌿
🔗 belmontforum.org/archives/new...

The #BelmontForum continues its webinar series on the essential #OceanAccounts framework for #Ocean2CRA applicants and the BF community. Upcoming sessions cover the core components: Environment (Dec 10), Economic (Jan 21), and Social (Feb 26).

Registration: belmontforum.org/archives/new...

Viet Nam Pilot Ocean Accounts in Quang Ninh Province Viet Nam's ocean accounts pilot: a case study in Quang Ninh Province.

2/2 The workshop
📊 Demonstrated #OceanAccounts central to Viet Nam’s #BlueEconomy ambitions

🌐 Strengthened regional cooperation to sustain long-term implementation

⏩ Aimed to improve data quality, collaboration and accelerate Vietnam’s progress

www.oceanaccounts.org/viet-nam-oce...

1/2🤝🌏 Knowledge exchange: #OceanAccounts for Viet Nam’s #BlueEconomy

In Viet Nam >40 participants joined a technical workshop on ocean accounts hosted by the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Agriculture and Environment (#ISPAE) and @oceanaccounts.bsky.social
@undp.org

A Post-2030 Ocean Economy Agenda: Aligning Measurement and Targets With just five years until 2030, countries have an opportunity to do something different–align measurement and target-setting from the start, rather than setting targets first and building the measure...

1/3 🌊 Evidence-based governance = essential to post-#2030Agenda. Many countries already have data they need - it's time to "measure first, target second"

Explore the new analysis from @oceanaccounts.bsky.social #WRcGroup: www.oceanaccounts.org/a-post-2030-...

#OceanAccounts #BeyondGDP

⏰ Reminder! Webinar: How can spatial data captured in #OceanAccounts support #MarineSpatialPlanning?

Earth observation data 📡 and machine learning 🤖can be used to gather spatial information for marine ecosystems. How can we harness this to make informed management decisions?

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🗺️ Upcoming webinar! Mapping #ecosystems for #MarineSpatialPlanning

Machine learning + earth obs data can be used to efficiently map large ecosystems. @OceanAccounts geospatial expert will introduce how ecosystem mapping can support #OceanAccounts.

🔗 www.oceanaccounts.org/webinar-ocea...

Webinar. Ocean Accounts and Marine Spatial Planning: mapping seagrass from local to global scales Webinar 19 Nov 2025 - machine learning methods for mapping seagrass using earth observation data, with applications for natural capital accounting.

3/3 🌿19 Nov | Webinar. Ocean Accounts and Marine Spatial Planning: mapping seagrass from local to global scales
Webinar will introduce how ecosystem mapping can support #OceanAccounts for #seagrass extent and condition. Hosted by @oceanaccounts.bsky.social

🔗 www.oceanaccounts.org/webinar-ocea...

Webinar: Introduction to Ocean Accounts - Belmont Forum The Belmont Forum is hosting a training webinar series for research consortia preparing proposals for the Ocean 2 Collaborative Research Action (CRA). The event is also open to the broader Belmont For...

2/3 🛠️ 12 Nov | Webinar: Introduction to #OceanAccounts
Hosted by @belmontforum.bsky.social led by @oceanaccounts.bsky.social Director.
Part of 4-part series on #OceanAccounting covering Environment (10 Dec), Economic (21 Jan) & social (26 Feb) domains.

🔗 Learn more: belmontforum.org/archives/new...